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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/4/4/2
Title:: Almshouse agreement
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf manuscript is an agreement between immuTi kanhaka raama kavuNTar and koNTaakkuuTTam ceTTi caste brothers regarding an almshouse (cattiram). Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: Palmyra leaf (borassus flabellifer); height 3cm, width 49cm; sideline perf...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 2 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/4/4/3
Title:: Ceremonies (naming and marriage) [1830]
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf manuscript gives details of immuTi naming ceremony for muttaiyaa kavuNTar of tiNTiyuur village, a marriage ceremony and the azakar koyil festival for zamindar of veLLiyangkunhRam village. It also contains the image of a paper strip which is the transcription (NO) of the palm-leaf ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1830
Extent:: 9 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/4/4/4
Title:: Civil Bond
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf manuscript is a kuTi muRi (literal translation…"civil bond") agreement between muttu viiranh, uTaiyaanh and kaaLaiya kavuNTanh, muttu manjcaakavuNTanh of puuNTi village. Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: Palmyra leaf (borassus flabellifer); height ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 2 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/4/4/5
Title:: First rights
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf manuscript contains an agreement over the first rights (honour) given in a temple between the zamindar and people of veLLiyangmunhRam village, another agreement over first right (honour) between tamakooTTi kavuNTanh and naaTTaamai piTaaranh of veLLiyangkunhRam village to be obtain...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 23 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/4/4/6
Title:: House donation
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf manuscript details a house donation by niiti manjcaa kavuNTanh to raajalakshmiyammaaL and acootaiyammaaL, daughter of immuTi kanhaka raaya azakaraiyaa kavuNTar of veLLiyangkunhRam village. Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: Palmyra leaf (borassus fl...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 2 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/4/4/7
Title:: Water management
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf manuscript contains an agreement beween koovilaa kavuNTanh and koopaalu piLLai of veLLiyangkunhRam village regarding irrigation and an agreement between tarmakooyi kavuNTanh of maattuur village and tirumalai nampi, village headmen (ampalakaarar) of veLLiyangkunhRam village regardi...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 4 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/4/4/8
Title:: Judgments
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf manuscript contains judgements issued on various judicial cases such as separation of properties, surrendering of criminals, murder and theft case, diadem etc. by the village headmen (ampalakkaaraar) which were submitted to immuTi kanhaka raamaiyaa kavuNTar, zamin of veLLiyangkunh...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 64 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/4/4/9
Title:: kampaLaar (village heads) agreement
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf manuscript is an agreement between immuTi kanhaka raamaiya kavuNTar and pazangkaanattam vaNTiyuur kampaLam, vaTaciimai kampaLam revuNTu son of kaTTa muttanh, kaNakkiya kavuNTanh of tippanhpaTTi village, kampalattaars of ther localities of veLLiyangkunhRam, kaLLaveli paTi, kaLLant...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 29 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/4/4/10
Title:: Land details
Scope & Content:: These palm-leaf manuscripts give the names of people holding lands and details of their land transactions in and around veLLiyangkunhRam village. Physical characteristics/Extent and format of original material: Palmyra leaf (borassus flabellifer); varying sizes; height 3cm, width 37cm to heigh...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 6 digital images in TIFF format

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP458/4/4/11
Title:: Land donation
Scope & Content:: This palm-leaf manuscript is a land donation agreement between immuTi kanhaka raamaiya kavuNTar and muttu iruLaaNTi piLLai, his brother muttu viira piLLai and others in and around veLLiyangkunhRam village. It also contains a few small strips of paper documents which are found in between the palm...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 21 digital images in TIFF format

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